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Two Exhibits, Get to Work & Art Works, are up at BallardWorks with an opening reception during the Ballard ArtWalk Saturday August 8, 2015, 6:00-9:00 pm.

The exhibit will run through August 28.

Get to Work features new prints by Phil Stoiber filling the 3rd floor exhibition areas. Art Works, Fifty pieces by Family and Friends, fills the second floor exhibition areas. It is especially interesting to see works that are inspired by another artist's work and a sampling of work collected by that same artist. What inspires, the products of inspiration and what that artist values in others' works is all part of the mystery of creativity.

Three floors of art studios and exhibition spaces open for the Art Walk Saturday, August 8, 2015. Open 6:00-9:00 pm.
Families with kids welcome. Enter through the 1st or 2nd floor doors on 30th Avenue. Includes painting, wood working/sculpture, wearable fiber art, encaustics, print making and more, all under one roof.BallardWorks
2856 NW Market StreetPhil StoiberRobert Hardgraves

If you saw Lina Raymond's "Salmon Bay from Fremont Peak" last month at Horseshoe, you'll want to return this month for "Housekeeping Off Seaview Avenue". Also on display are some of her Ballard Avenue series.

Venue this month is featuring the newest
collection of jewelry artist Erika Laureano - a combination of ancient bronze
and oxidized sterling silver. Within the line you will find stacking rings,
earrings, bangles and necklaces both long and short. The marrying of the two
metals creates an organic look, while the color combination of black and gold
radiates sophistication, grace and elegance. This new collection complements
her existing Patin Resin Collection that features organic colors that surface
through the patina process as well as pieces of glass and bronze embedded in
the resin.

The act of
sewing colors of fabric together to create pattern is an old and worthy act
traditionally done by women out of necessity- some say a “labor of love” to
keep families warm when they sleep. I
have always been attracted to patch work maybe because my mother is a quilter
and I grew up surrounded by color and pattern.
As a child I remember making projects of 9-square patch work pillows and
I also took needlepoint lessons. The act
of arranging color into patterns is my passion.
I am most influenced by the African-American tradition of multiple
pattern quilts. The quilts are usually
divided into blocks of a repeat pattern; however each block is uniquely
interpreted and rarely contains straight lines.
These quilts exemplify the West African principle of protective multiple
patterning. Evil spirits would have to
decode the complex mixture of many patterns before they could do any harm to
the user. The idea of a physical quilt
used for spiritual protection has influenced me greatly.

“Patch Worked” isan ongoing
series of work that explores and celebrates color and pattern created from an
everyday object. I paint brown paper, cut it and sew it
back together in interpretive unique patterns.
I use recycled paper bags because
it is a way to recycle the paper and “make something from nothing” a theme that
has inspired my art making. This work is a contemporary look at the
traditional craft of patchwork.

My paper balls
are a reflection and influence of Japanese culture and an appreciation of a
simple object made beautiful. In Japan
paper is a national treasure. Many
objects, especially those for children, are made from paper like kites, fans,
and even paper balloons. Paper is
temporary material that brings play and beauty to one’s life.

Leslie
Ulrich's work will be shown along with pieces by glass artists Scott Darlington
and Patricia Davidson August 8th - October 7th.